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Picture the Poet was a poetry programme we ran with the National Portrait Gallery and poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes. This teaching resource pack offers a wide range of standalone poetry activities for the classroom.
Young Poets gives pupils the opportunity to visit famous cultural venues in their city, using the visits to inspire poetry.
Through a visit to an iconic venue, our Young Poets programme helps to inspire pupils to write poetry of their own.
Following a visit to a cultural venue, schools taking part receive a workshop with a poet or spoken word artist to help the pupils shape and develop their poems. Teachers taking part in the programme previously have reported improvements in their pupils' attitudes to writing and attainment.
The programme is currently running in the locations below. Registered participants can find more details, along with links and downloadable resources, on the relevant participants' page. For enquiries, contact the Young Poets programme staff identified here
Visit the Young Birmingham Poets participants' page
Contact francesca.bonafede@literacytrust.org.uk
Visit the Young Blackpool Poets participants' page
Contact penny.newell@literacytrust.org.uk
Visit the Young Bradford Poets participants' page
Contact penny.newell@literacytrust.org.uk
Visit the Young City Poets (London) participants' page
Contact francesca.bonafede@literacytrust.org.uk
Picture the Poet was a poetry programme we ran with the National Portrait Gallery and poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes. This teaching resource pack offers a wide range of standalone poetry activities for the classroom.
Read evaluation reports for our poetry programmes.